This episode explores the challenges and importance of reaching out for help during recovery. We discuss strategies for building connections, the role of vulnerability, and how consistent communication can support long-term recovery.
Topics Discussed in “Reaching Out in Recovery and The Power of Connection”:
- How to ask for help
- Addiction is the opposite of connection
- Recovery is hard to do alone
- Don’t wait until the end of recovery to ask for help
- Understanding the decisions that go into recovery
- All thoughts and feelings pass
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About 3A, Intensive Treatment Program
3A was developed by Ann Foster, Derek Bylsma, and Oren Matteson. 3A offers extensive support and wrap-around care for individuals during critical transitional times of their recovery, including the time between leaving inpatient care and transitioning into everyday life.
Personalized Attention:
- A dedicated therapist creates and manages a specialized program of wrap-around care tailored to the individual’s needs using Millennium’s proven methods in addiction treatment.
- Counseling sessions for the client and their core group of family and friends to establish roles within the client’s recovery support network.
Continued Accountability:
- Daily individual counseling sessions.
- Inclusion in a recovery group that meets weekly.
- Accountability to a Millennium counselor seven days a week.
Radical Acceptance:
- Homework assignments and exercises to help clients accept addiction as a deadly disease and keep recovery first.
- Counseling sessions introduce how addiction has impacted everyone and the need for continued support for the whole family system.
Benefits Include:
- Continued momentum towards success in recovery.
- Expert counselors with years of experience treating addiction.
- Proven methods of developing personal support networks and new lifestyle routines.
- Comprehensive knowledge of the Chicago recovery community complementing an individualized recovery plan.
Connect with us:
- Millennium Counseling Center: Website
- Derek Bylsma: Millennium | LinkedIn
- Oren Matteson: Millennium | LinkedIn
More About Millennium Counseling Center and Our Hosts:
The Millennium Counseling Center in Chicago specializes in mental health services with a strong focus on various forms of addiction, including their premier program, 3A, which is targeted towards alcohol addiction. They offer multiple counseling methods, including one-on-one, couples, and group counseling, alongside an intensive treatment program that includes personalized attention, accountability, and acceptance.
The center tackles issues like depression, PTSD, anxiety, childhood trauma, and various addictions (chemical, sex, eating disorders, etc.), addressing both individual and relational challenges. Their comprehensive approach aims to aid recovery through multi-modal treatment plans tailored to individual needs, including leveraging their extensive knowledge of the local recovery community.
The podcast is hosted by Derek Bylsma, Executive Director and leader of the 3A and Sports divisions, and Oren Matteson, Vice President and Clinical Director. With a rich background in athletics and mental health, Derek brings a unique perspective, particularly in sports psychology and recovery-related work. Oren focuses on adult addiction and trauma recovery, especially sexual and relationship addictions, promoting healing through empathy and compassion.
Their mission reflects a commitment to helping individuals break free from the cycles of self-hate, shame, and pain often associated with mental illnesses and addictions, restoring hope and promoting healthier, more fulfilling lives.
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